And Jacques Plante was an important goalie ... Asked if he were scared to play without a mask, Plante replied, "If you jumped out of a plane without a parachute, would that make you brave?" ...

His backhand hit goalie Jacques Plante in the noggin and that's how the goalie mask came into being. Hall of Famer Andy was the face of the franchise from the late 1950's into the 1960's.